Catching Our Breath!
Unitarian Universalist Community of the Mountains
November 8, 2026
Rev. Kevin Tarsa
Gail Johnson Vaughan, Worship Associate
No matter how the mid-term elections are playing out, we’ll take a moment to catch our breath together in this month focused on healing, because no matter what, our beautiful and broken world will await us still.
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Song for Gathering Joy in the Morning by Adam Podd
Greeting One Another
Land Acknowledgement
Lighting of the Chalice A Space of Mending by Rev. Michelle Collins, read by Viv Tipton
WonderBox & Singing the Children on Their Way
Welcome Gail Johnson Vaughan, Worship Associate
Candle of Compassion, Resistance, and Resilience read by Cheryl Spaulding
Opening Words Meditation on Breathing #1009 by Sarah Dan Jones
Joys & Sorrows
Music Loosen, Loosen by Aly Halpert
Prayer & Meditation The Heart of Both-And by Lyn Cox, read by Gail Johnson Vaughan
Song All Will Be Well by Meg Barnhouse, Heather Grove, soloist, with Randy McKean, reeds
Sermon/Message Catching Our Breath! Rev. Kevin Tarsa
Offering Gail Johnson Vaughan, with Sarah Griffin-Boubacar from Sierra Roots
Dedication Gail Johnson Vaughan
Thank you & Announcements
Closing Song Life Calls Us On by Kendyl Gibbons and Jason Shelton
Closing Words The Broken World Awaits by L.R. Knost, read by Rev. Kevin Tarsa
Community Benediction / Extinguishing of the Chalice
Carry the flame of peace and love until we meet again.
Music for Going Forth